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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: dixie on February 26, 2010, 09:24:56 am

Title: New litter!
Post by: dixie on February 26, 2010, 09:24:56 am

A week later than expected, but my gilt farrowed this morning, 8 born 2 dead :( All feeding well and looking healthy, will post some pics bit later :pig:

Title: Re: New litter!
Post by: Hilarysmum on February 26, 2010, 09:32:09 am

Sorry for the 2 dead ones, but 6 good live ones is great.  Congratulations.

Title: Re: New litter!
Post by: dixie on February 26, 2010, 09:38:35 am

She was busy nesting all evening so I checked on her 2 hourly through the night, she was sleeping on her tummy at 6am so I though I'd leave her til 7am, went back at 7 to find them all born! so it was very quick, 1 was buried under the straw at the other end so my gues is she had 1 didn't understand it turned around and it got buried under the straw! the other probably born dead, but yes its her first litter and I was hoping for 6 so I'm chuffed :love:

Title: Re: New litter!
Post by: JulieS on February 26, 2010, 09:53:57 am

congratulations dixie  :)  what a shame about the dead ones, but 6 from a first litter is still great.

Look forward to seeing pictures when you get the chance.
 :love: :pig: :love:

Title: Re: New litter!
Post by: daniellestocks on February 26, 2010, 10:40:58 am

Congratulations  :love: :pig:

Title: Re: New litter!
Post by: spoon on February 26, 2010, 12:43:33 pm

cant wait to see em  :pig:

Title: Re: New litter!
Post by: dixie on February 26, 2010, 02:32:21 pm

Here we go;
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh43/madhouse_2008/rosiepiglets006.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh43/madhouse_2008/rosiepiglets007.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh43/madhouse_2008/rosiepiglets012.jpg)
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh43/madhouse_2008/rosiepiglets016.jpg)

Title: Re: New litter!
Post by: HappyHippy on February 26, 2010, 02:42:56 pm

Awwwwwwwwwww  ;D ;D ;D
Mum looks knackered !
Congratulations Dixie xxx

Title: Re: New litter!
Post by: Rosemary on February 26, 2010, 02:46:34 pm

Congratulations! How cute are they.

Title: Re: New litter!
Post by: Roxy on February 26, 2010, 03:11:44 pm

ooohh.....they are gorgeous!

Title: Re: New litter!
Post by: Wizard on February 26, 2010, 03:31:22 pm

Kath and I think they look lovely nicely marked and so pink yet G & K

Title: Re: New litter!
Post by: sagehen on February 26, 2010, 03:35:03 pm

Awwww look at that little one sat down  :love: They're gorgeous Dixie, congrats!

Title: Re: New litter!
Post by: JulieS on February 26, 2010, 04:05:20 pm

Fantastic pictures dixie  :) :) :) :)

Title: Re: New litter!
Post by: jameslindsay on February 26, 2010, 04:05:48 pm

Superb pics, thanks.

Title: Re: New litter!
Post by: Farmer on February 26, 2010, 04:13:27 pm

Great pics Dixie...makes me feel all warm inside...even after raising well over a hundred the thrills still there

Farmer,  :farmer:

Title: Re: New litter!
Post by: ukag0972 on February 26, 2010, 05:06:04 pm

Very cute!

They get interesting in about 10 days!! Running riot and escaping!!
I love them!

Title: Re: New litter!
Post by: sausagesandcash on February 26, 2010, 08:30:47 pm

Quote from: HappyHippy on February 26, 2010, 02:42:56 pm

Mum looks knackered !

And you ladies complain when yee have just one!!  ::) He he he, bring on the abuse!  ;D

Title: Re: New litter!
Post by: Wizard on February 27, 2010, 08:30:27 am

Well I haven't had any but Kath had 5 boys and I'm Knackered still ;D ;D :farmer:

Title: Re: New litter!
Post by: JulieS on February 27, 2010, 08:54:17 am

no comment  :) :) :) :) :)